Foreign registration · no form number

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, a corporation formed in South Dakota registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Dakota and New Jersey side by side

	South Dakota formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with New Jersey

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the South Dakota certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Jersey registered agent, with your South Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. The South Dakota certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. After approval, your South Dakota corporation is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, South Dakota to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$319

Will your South Dakota name work for New Jersey?

If another New Jersey company uses the South Dakota name, an alternate name is allowed. We search New Jersey's records for South Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Jersey agent and the South Dakota one

South Dakota and New Jersey both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for South Dakota; ours takes New Jersey's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and New Jersey

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to New Jersey

An LLC formed in South Dakota files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into South Dakota

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($25). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about New Jersey

Does my South Dakota company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once a South Dakota business operates there; New Jersey registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

New Jersey calls it registration for South Dakota corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a South Dakota corporation in New Jersey?

$299 at checkout plus $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need South Dakota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and New Jersey?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report (fee set by the state) and New Jersey's report ($75).

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a South Dakota company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my South Dakota name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its South Dakota name at home.

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but South Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps South Dakota's Annual Report.

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